St. Louis Public School District grows science learning through 2-year pilot
REPORT • November 2022 • by Maia Elkana
This evaluation brief details the results of a 2-year pilot. This partnership between ISP, The Little Bit Foundation, and SLPS resulted in science teaching & learning gains.
Growing Stronger Together: An Improvement Science Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
JOURNAL ARTICLE • December 2021 • by Maia Elkana & Myra Lopez
The ISP used a trauma-informed approach to use improvement science tools and leverage partnerships with regional educators to support continued science teaching & learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Using the crosscutting concepts to reflect on and refine your teaching
EDUCATOR RESOURCE • June 2021 • by Jeanne Norris & Sarah Schondelmeyer
This STEM Teaching Tool written in partnership between ISP Instructional Specialist and a mySci teacher includes resources to support educators in approaching their own problems and opportunities of practice, similarly to how they would teach students to solve scientific problems.
Broadening the impact of plant science through innovative, integrative, and inclusive outreach, Case Study for Sustainable Funding
JOURNAL ARTICLE • April 2021 • by Victoria May – Contributor
ISP executive director, Victoria May, shares a case study offering insights into the sustainable funding models that enable researchers to engage with schools and teachers in this comprehensive roadmap for science outreach.
mySci and Student Achievement Case Study: Pattonville
Case Study • January 2021 • by Maia Elkana
This case study illustrates the increase in student science performance on state-wide standardized tests and explores student science achievement on mySci unit assessments in a suburban Missouri public school district during curriculum adoption and early implementation.
How the eruption of Mt. Tambora shaped present-day Missouri: The impact of climate events on human migration in Justice-Oriented Science Teaching and Learning
Educator Resource • September 2020 • by WestEd
Report by WestEd on strategies to adapt science learning during the pandemic with examples from mySci.
Keep Teaching Science! Successful Strategies to Adapt K-12 Science Experiences to Distance Learning, NextGen Science Report
Educator Resource • September 2020 • by WestEd
Report by WestEd on strategies to adapt science learning during the pandemic with examples from mySci.
Courageous Cheetah Car: Kindergarten engineers build a functional playground car with the help of family members
NSTA ARTICLE • November 2022 • by Rebecca Stobbs & Jeanne Norris
This NSTA article details a hands-on project based learning lesson developed by Maplewood-Richmond Heights kindergarten teacher, Rebecca Stobbs, in partnership with the Institute for School Partnership.
Shifting courses: Achieving equity in high school STEM
REPORT • September 2020 • by 100Kin10
Strategies to achieve science equity through high school course offerings, supporting teachers to facilitate active and applied STEM learning, and creating systems to ensure equitable teaching and learning with examples from mySci.
Experiencing Real Science: Washington University’s mySci curriculum transforms K-12 science education in Designing Successful Systems: Stories of Change, Volume 1
BOOK CHAPTER • February 2019 • by Jeanne Norris & Myra Lopez
Chapter in Designing Successful Systems: Stories of Change Volume 1